Jack Sparrow is killed at the end of movie number two. He is locked away it what is called Davy Jones locker, where he goes insane. The youtube video above is his experience in the locker. In the locker he is in another world. He is considered dead, and on the other side. The question is, does he make up what happens at the locker, or is the experience designed to make him go insane. If you ask Davy Jones I am sure he would say that he wanted Sparrow to suffer. But even later through out the film Jack talks to himself, and the insanity persists. Jack is rescued from the locker, and is brought back to the living world. Yet his insanity continues, which makes us believe that the locker was all apart of his imagination. Even in the locker he realizes that he can bend the rules, because he is creating the rules. What can one do? and What can't one do?
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Throughout all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, there has been a set of rules. The rules are followed by a true pirate, and only understood by a true pirate. These rules are called “The Pirate Code”. In the films the code that is followed is very different from what we consider moral. Thequestion of what makes a person rational comes into play. Aristotle claims that the virtues make you more rational. More specifically he states that a courageous man can think more rationally. In the film though it states “We must fight, to runaway”. This rule amongst the code states by Jack Sparrow himself, states that you must be coward in order to win. In this circumstance he is thinking rationally. The options are weighed, and the details at hand are being used to ultimately make the decision. Kant on the other hand states that a person must use good will to be worthy of happiness, and that the person who acts on good will is a person that thinks rationally. Yet again there is a dilemma in this statement. In the pirate code is states that “a man that falls behind, is left behind”. So now, in order to follow this set of rules, or laws, a person must only think for themselves and not care about anyone else. The pirate code is made to appear as a very selfish code. The code is designed to keep the pirates alive. Kant also brings in the claim of one’s duty; duty being good will. It is ones duty to follow the rules, but what happens if the rules are not good will. What happens when the rules are specifically designed to break the rules. It is all very confusing and yet easy to understand at the same time. Jack Sparrow often has these dilemma’s with himself on what should be done. What can be done? And what can’t be done? It is quite hilarious to watch him struggle with the concept of what is right and what is wrong. It brings in the concept of cultural influence, and autonomy. Can Jack make up his own mind without any influence, or does he look amongst his fellow pirates for the answers? Is it possible to make a decision based on solely what you believe? Is it not true that what you believe is right, can be influenced by outside sources? Jack Sparrow is the perfect character show this dilemma, and how a person can fight to find the answers to these questions amongst him self.
Jack Sparrow is killed at the end of movie number two. He is locked away it what is called Davy Jones locker, where he goes insane. The youtube video above is his experience in the locker. In the locker he is in another world. He is considered dead, and on the other side. The question is, does he make up what happens at the locker, or is the experience designed to make him go insane. If you ask Davy Jones I am sure he would say that he wanted Sparrow to suffer. But even later through out the film Jack talks to himself, and the insanity persists. Jack is rescued from the locker, and is brought back to the living world. Yet his insanity continues, which makes us believe that the locker was all apart of his imagination. Even in the locker he realizes that he can bend the rules, because he is creating the rules.
What can one do? and What can't one do?
Throughout all three Pirates of the Caribbean movies, there has been a set of rules. The rules are followed by a true pirate, and only understood by a true pirate. These rules are called “The Pirate Code”. In the films the code that is followed is very different from what we consider moral. The question of what makes a person rational comes into play. Aristotle claims that the virtues make you more rational. More specifically he states that a courageous man can think more rationally. In the film though it states “We must fight, to runaway”. This rule amongst the code states by Jack Sparrow himself, states that you must be coward in order to win. In this circumstance he is thinking rationally. The options are weighed, and the details at hand are being used to ultimately make the decision. Kant on the other hand states that a person must use good will to be worthy of happiness, and that the person who acts on good will is a person that thinks rationally. Yet again there is a dilemma in this statement. In the pirate code is states that “a man that falls behind, is left behind”. So now, in order to follow this set of rul es, or laws, a person must only think for themselves and not care about anyone else. The pirate code is made to appear as a very selfish code. The code is designed to keep the pirates alive. Kant also brings in the claim of one’s duty; duty being good will. It is ones duty to follow the rules, but what happens if the rules are not good will. What happens when the rules are specifically designed to break the rules. It is all very confusing and yet easy to understand at the same time. Jack Sparrow often has these dilemma’s with himself on what should be done. What can be done? And what can’t be done? It is quite hilarious to watch him struggle with the concept of what is right and what is wrong. It brings in the concept of cultural influence, and autonomy. Can Jack make up his own mind without any influence, or does he look amongst his fellow pirates for the answers? Is it possible to make a decision based on solely what you believe? Is it not true that what you believe is right, can be influenced by outside sources? Jack Sparrow is the perfect character show this dilemma, and how a person can fight to find the answers to these questions amongst him self.
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